This year the Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) is Feb. 15 to Feb. 18. It is an annual four-day period when bird-watchers create a snapshot of the birds’ locations across the continent. Anyone can be a bird-watcher for those four days. A “backyard” can be anywhere you happen to be – a schoolyard, a local […]
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Rare Kakariki Parakeets to Re-Populate New Zealand Gulf Islands
An ambitious plan to translocate 100 kakariki (red-crowned parakeets) from Little Barrier Island to two other Hauraki Gulf islands as well as a mainland site means more people will be able to see the rare birds. Conservation researcher Luis Ortiz-Catedral, based at Massey University in Auckland, has been studying a small population of translocated orange-fronted […]
EU takes Malta to Court over spring hunting
BirdLife International and BirdLife Malta welcomed the decision by the European Commission to take Malta to the European Court of Justice, regarding the practice of spring hunting and trapping of wild birds, which is illegal under EU law. Every spring since its accession to the EU in 2004, Malta has permitted hunting and trapping of […]
Building Capacity for Sustainable Hunting of Migratory Birds in the Mediterranean countries of North Africa and the Middle East
Hunters kill an estimated 500 million birds as they migrate through the Mediterranean each year, a significant proportion of which are shot or trapped in the countries of North Africa and the Middle East that border the Mediterranean. Most are from species and populations that breed in Europe and winter in Africa and many of […]
Winter feeding helps birds to breed
A new study, published on Wednesday, is the first large-scale experiment to prove that extra food put out in winter not only helps these birds to survive harsher weather but also enables them to have a more successful breeding season. read more at yahoo
Broiler Chickens Bred For Fast Growth Are Having Difficulty Walking
The huge increase in growth rates of broiler chickens means more than a quarter of these intensively-reared birds have difficulty walking, according to a comprehensive survey carried out by the University of Bristol. The study identifies a range of management factors that could be altered to reduce leg health problems but warns that implementation of […]
Endangered Pateke – Brown Teal – Released in Special New Zealand Reserve, Tawharanui
Another rare bird species is being welcomed back to Tawharanui this weekend. Up to 30 endangered pateke, or brown teal, will be released into the open sanctuary at Tawharanui Regional Park. The release of these special ducks is took place on Saturday 2 February, World Wetlands Day – a day where government agencies, interest groups […]
Kakapo Encounter 2008: Rare Chance to See A Kakapo
Back by popular demand, New Zealand?s rare endemic night parrot will be available for viewing by interested public in September-October in southern New Zealand. Get your map, mark your calendar and dust off your intrepid adventuring cap. From September 8-October 22, 2008, you have a date on New Zealand?s Stewart Island with one of Earth?s […]
New Bird Species Recognised in Colombia, May Already be Extinct
A new bird species, the Antioquia Brush-Finch or Atlapetes blancae – has been described as a result of studies supported by Fundacin ProAves in Colombia. Ornithologists are concerned about the conservation of the new species, as nobody knows whether or not it still exists. read more at wildlifextra
Aerospace Engineers Observe Birds, Bats, Insects
Natural flyers like birds, bats and insects outperform man-made aircraft in aerobatics and efficiency. University of Michigan engineers are studying these animals as a step toward designing flapping-wing planes with wingspans smaller than a deck of cards. read more at digital jorunal